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Association of UGT1A6 gene polymorphism with clinical outcome in pediatric epileptic patients on sodium valproate monotherapy.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Jan 2021
Banawalikar N, Adiga S, Adiga U, Shenoy V, Kumari S, Shetty P, Shetty S, Sharmila K P
Abstract excerpt
Pediatric epilepsy comprises chronic neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures. Sodium valproate is one of the common antiseizure medications used for treatment. Glucuronide conjugation is the major metabolic pathway of sodium valproate, carried out by the enzyme uridine 5'-diphosphate (UDP) glucuronosyl transferase (UGT) whose gene polymorphisms may alter the clinical outcome. The objective of...
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